Criminal Justice & Legal

What is Criminal Justice?

A degree in law or criminal justice can train students to solve a variety of problems at the local, national and international level. Criminal justice is the study of laws regarding criminal behavior. Law is the study of the rules that govern social behavior.

Who Should Study Criminal Justice and Law?

If you’re considering studying one of these subjects, you may ideally answer “yes” to the following questions:

Am I a strategic thinker?

Am I a follower of rules?

Do I have a strong sense of ethics and morality?

Do I think in terms of right and wrong, or “black and white”, rather than shades of gray?

Am I excellent at identifying when a person is lying?

Am I compassionate, but firm?

Also, you may ideally answer “no” to these questions:

Do I have a difficult time disciplining others, or sticking to the rules?

Am I disorganized and scattered on occasion?

Do I have problems with authority?

Sample Law or Criminal Justice Classes

Law, military, and criminal classes differ depending upon where they’re offered, and whether they are undergraduate or graduate-level courses. That said, here is a sample of classes you might encounter while studying these subjects: